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Understanding the purpose and role of the CAA UAE in higher education

Creatrix Campus

CAA is UAE’s official higher education quality assurance organization. It accredits all higher education institutions not affiliated with the federal government by taking them through a series of quality assurance steps and offering them a license to operate. What is the commission for academic accreditation (CAA)?

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Working with alumnae teachers to prepare student teachers for professional practice

Teaching Matters Student Employment

I still am a teacher in higher education, but I feel that my words do not have nearly as much impact as those of practising teachers when it comes to preparation for professional practice. They had impact, and it was great to find out how these former students whom I had known well were getting on as teachers.

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What even is a University anyway?

Teaching Matters Academic Support

They progress to big picture thinking, drawing attention to the importance of a number of areas prominent in the wider Higher Education zeitgeist: student-owned spaces; citizenship; interdisciplinary research; forum; catalyst; community; and collaborative learning.